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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Premiership Plus Predictions Game!

Who dares grab this shield from my hands? Yes, friends, it's time again to make your predictions for the new season. I've tweaked the points a bit but the set-up is simple. Post your predictions for the following categories here or email them to me by next Saturday and you're in:

* Champions (10 points)
* Champions League Qualifiers - 2nd, 3rd and 4th (3pts each plus a bonus pt for correct order)
* Europa League Qualifiers - 5th, 6th and 7th (2pts each plus a bonus pt for correct order)
* Relegated sides - (2pts each plus a bonus point for correct order)
* Promoted sides (2pts each plus bonus pt for correct order)
* League Cup winner (6 pts)
* FA Cup winner (8 pts)
* Europa League winner (6 pts)
* Champions League winner (8 pts)
* Premiership top scorer (6 pts)

Good luck, chaps!

26 Comments:

Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Here are my picks for the 2012/13 season:

* Champions – Citeh
* CL Qualifiers – United, Chelski, Arsenal
* EL Qualifiers – Spurs, Pool,
* Relegated from Prem – Southampton, WBA, Reading
* Promoted from Champ – Birmingham, Cardiff, Boro
* League Cup winner - Spurs
* FA Cup winner – Man United
* Europa League winner – FC Porto
* Champions League winner – Real Madrid
* Premier League Top Scorer – Sergio Aguero

Top that!

10:20 AM  
Blogger gooner71 said...

Champions - City... (sigh)
CL Qualifiers - United, Arsenal, Chelsea
EL Qualifiers - Liverpool, spuds,
Relegation fodder - WBA, Reading, Wigan
Promotion winners, Birmingham, Wolves, Leeds
League Cup - City... (heavy sigh,)
FA Cup - Chelsea
Europa - PSG (8 spuds 0 in the final, wahey!)
Top Scorer - Santi Cazorla!

7:01 PM  
Blogger gooner71 said...

Sorry, missed this one

Champions League - Real Madrid

7:03 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Cheers, mate - good shouts all round there.

7:23 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Here are Someone Said's picks posted by email:

* Champions - Manchester City
* Champions League Qualifiers - 2nd, 3rd and 4th - Manchester United, Newcastle, Chelsea
* Europa League Qualifiers - 5th, 6th and 7th - Arsenal, Tottenham, Everton
* Relegated sides - Southampton, QPR, Wigan
* Promoted sides - Birmingham, Cardiff, Brighton
* Carling Cup winner - Liverpool
* FA Cup winner - Everton
* Europa League winner - Tottenham
* Champions League winner - Real Madrid
* Premiership top scorer - Pappis Cisse
* SPL 2nd place - Aberdeen.

7:26 PM  
Blogger WhatsupWheaton Simon said...

* Champions (10 points) - Man City

* Champions League Qualifiers - United, Arsenal, Chelsea

* Europa League Qualifiers - 5th, 6th and 7th
Newcastle, Spurs, Liverpool

* Relegated sides - (2pts each plus a bonus point for correct order)

18 West Brom
19 Norwich
20 Wigan

* Promoted sides (2pts each plus bonus pt for correct order) Bolton 1, Watford 2, Ipswich playoffs.

* Carling Cup winner (6 pts) Chelsea

* FA Cup winner (8 pts)
Man City

* Europa League winner (6 pts) Liverpool

* Champions League winner (8 pts) Madrid

* Premiership top scorer (6 pts) Tevez

2:46 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Cheers, Simon - all the best of luck for the new season.

2:57 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I've just noticed that I forgot to pick a third Europa League qualifier - I'm plumping for Newcastle.

By the way, as usual I'll be counting points for those sides who end up in 5th, 6th and 7th place as well as points for those sides that qualify through the cups as long as you haven't already won points for them (no double dipping, that is).

Also, Gooner, you missed that last Europa League spot as well. You can choose another.

3:04 PM  
Blogger WhatsupWheaton Simon said...

You too Bob. I'm looking forward to Nasty Leeds with Nasty Nasty Diouf leading the line for Nasty Nasty Neil Warnock.

6:00 PM  
Blogger gooner71 said...

I'll have Newcastle then. Thanks.

6:00 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Too right, Simon. We're definitely going to be playing for the FA Foul Play Award. I predict a renaissance of "Dirty Leeds" mythology.

7:14 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Here are Chelskilad's picks:

Champions - Man C
CL Qualifers - Man U, Spurs, Arsenal
EL Qualifiers - Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle
Relegated - West Brom, Reading, Wigan
Promoted - Wolves, Cardiff, Charlton
League Cup - Liverpool
FA Cup - Man U
Europa League - Tottenham
Champions League - Real Madrid
Top scorer - Fernando Torres

Let's be havin' the rest of ya!

12:31 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Here are my 2012-2013 predictions :

Champions - Manchester United

CL Qualifiers- Man Citeh,Arsenal, Chelsea

EL Qualifiers-Spurs,Liverpool,Everton

Relegated-Swansea,Reading,Southampton

Promoted-Cardiff,Bolton,Charlton

League Cup- Everton

FA Cup- Chelsea

Europa League- Sporting Lisbon

Champions League- Real Madrid


Premier League Top Scorer- RVP

2:55 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Nice bit of strategic predicting there, MUR. Now, would you have chosen RVP for Golden Boot on Tuesday?

3:29 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

BOOM BOOM,BD! Everything is set in place for RVP to have another banner season and for United to succeed.I feel very confident about my picks because I did my research this time around.It seems as if not all United fans are as excited about us signing RVP as I am.

4:17 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Well, Gooner wanted £40 million for RVP, but I still reckon that United paid over the margin for an injury prone 29 year old with a streaky scoring record.

5:34 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Are you posting everyone's predictions here
Chelskilad said he sent his predictions to your email

9:03 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Okay, here are my predictions for the upcoming season

UWS
* Champions – MANCHESTER UNITED

* CL Qualifiers – Citeh, Arsenal, Chelsea
* EL Qualifiers – Spurs, Liverpool, Everton
* Relegated from Prem – Swansea, Reading, Wigan
* Promoted from Champ –Bolton, Leeds, Birmingham
* League Cup winner - Chelsea
* FA Cup winner – Everton
* Europa League winner – PSG
* Champions League winner – Real Madrid
* Premier League Top Scorer – RVP

9:06 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Cheers, UWS. I have been posting everyone's predictions here so that we all get to have a look at them.

10:47 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Here are West Ham Rising's picks:

Champions (10 points) Man City
* Champions League Qualifiers - 2nd, 3rd and 4th (3pts each plus a bonus pt for correct order) Man Utd, Chelsea, Tottenham
* Europa League Qualifiers - 5th, 6th and 7th (2pts each plus a bonus pt for correct order) Arsenal, Newcastle, Fulham
* Relegated sides - (2pts each plus a bonus point for correct order) Wigan, Southampton, Swansea (last place)
* Promoted sides (2pts each plus bonus pt for correct order) Blackpool, Millwall, Leeds United
* League Cup winner (6 pts) West Ham
* FA Cup winner (8 pts) Man Utd
* Europa League winner (6 pts) Newcastle? are they in it?
* Champions League winner (8 pts) Barcelona
* Premiership top scorer (6 pts) RVP

10:54 AM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Can you Adam and Eve it? UWS and I have made almost identical predictions. We will either be battling for the trophy or the wooden spoon.

12:55 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Matt Nocito's picks


Champions Manchester United
CL 2-4 Chelsea, City, Newcastle
Europa League 5-7 Arsenal, Spurs, Everton
Relegated 18-20 Reading, QPR West Ham
Promoted Leeds, Bolton, Cardiff
FA Cup Man Utd
League Cup Chelsea
Champions League Bayern Munich
Europa League PSG
Golden Boot Demba Ba

3:02 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Thomas Nocito's picks

Champions Manchester United
CL 2-4 City, Spurs, Chelsea
Europa League 5-7 Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle
Relegated 18-20 QPR Reading, Wigan
Promoted Blackburn,Birmingham, Leeds
FA Cup Spurs
League Cup Liverpool
Champions League Barcelona
Europa League PSG
Golden Boot Aguero

3:08 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Very close, indeed, MUR. I think you have the cup winners switched and different EL winners, but otherwise it will be a tight battle between you two.

4:21 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

The Red Devil's picks:

* Champions – Man City
* Champions League Qualifiers – United, Chelsea, Arsenal
* Europa League Qualifiers – Liverpool, Spurs, Newcastle
* Relegated – QPR, Southampton, West Ham
* Promoted – Birmingham, Blackburn, Bolton
* League Cup – Liverpool
* FA Cup – Chelsea
* Europa League – Valencia
* Champions League – Real Madrid
* Premiership Top Scorer – Fernando Torres

5:03 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

That makes 12 of us in the pool - nice one!

5:03 PM  

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